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> [Before the famine, which was in the 1840s, that was an emotional turning point... There are various documents showing how the Elizabethan English, in particular, were shocked by Irish displays of affection, by the way women acted toward strangers, walking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-mccourt/before-the-famine-which-was-in-the-1840s-that-was-an-emotional/)

[Frank McCourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-mccourt/)

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